This Week

June 28, 2013 7:04 p.m. ET

Back From the Brink

U.S. stocks pulled back on Friday after a three-day string of gains. Still, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week at 14909.60, up 0.74%. The index is up 13.78% through June 28, its best first half of a year in 14 years. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed the week at 1606.28 up 0.87%,

Mortgage Rates Shoot Up

Rates on U.S. home loans climbed on concerns that the Federal Reserve will wind down its stimulus program. The average 30-year fixed-rate loan jumped more than half a point to 4.46%,...